Taylor Swift lyrics for military experiences
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift shocked the world last week by releasing an album with just 16 hours notice. Swift says the album Folklore was inspired by imagination and memory, but one popular internet theory proposes that Swift has actually long been inspired by military experiences. The proof is in the lyrics:
I see it all now that you’re gone; Don’t you think I was too young to be messed with? — 18-year-old Pfc. Alison Gray remembers the recruiter who convinced her to join as a 74D CBRN specialist as she inhales CS gas yet again.
I might be okay but I’m not fine at all — the Fort Hood public affairs officer this summer.
And then you call me up again just to break me like a promise; so casually cruel for the sake of being honest — Capt. Brett Crozier when he was fired a second time.
Even on my worst day, did I deserve, babe, all the hell you gave me? ’Cause I loved you, I swear I loved you — Still Capt. Crozier.
I can’t pretend it’s okay when it’s not; It’s death by 1,000 cuts — Lt. Fr…
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